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Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy Trial

NCT01870856 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 187

Last updated 2014-10-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of contact lens lubricity on lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE) in symptomatic contact lens wearers. LWE is defined as an alteration of that portion of the marginal conjunctival epithelium of the upper eyelid that wipes the ocular surface during blinking.

Conditions

  • Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy

Interventions

DEVICE

Spectacles

Per participant's habitual prescription

DEVICE

Delefilcon A contact lenses

Silicone hydrogel single vision contact lenses

DEVICE

Etafilcon A contact lenses

Hydrogel single vision contact lenses

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alcon Research

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Brobst, OD, FAAO · Alcon Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

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